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Lowry out until playoffs with wrist problem
Lowry out until playoffs with wrist problem
Agence France-Presse
Published Feb 28, 2017 09:21 AM PHT
LOS ANGELES -- Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry will miss the rest of the regular season because of a wrist injury, the NBA team announced on Monday.
LOS ANGELES -- Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry will miss the rest of the regular season because of a wrist injury, the NBA team announced on Monday.
The Raptors announced on Twitter that Lowry would undergo surgery on Tuesday morning on his right wrist to remove "loose bodies."
The Raptors announced on Twitter that Lowry would undergo surgery on Tuesday morning on his right wrist to remove "loose bodies."
Injury update: Kyle Lowry to undergo right wrist surgery.
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— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) February 27, 2017
Injury update: Kyle Lowry to undergo right wrist surgery.
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) February 27, 2017
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"Aim to return for playoffs," the team added in its Tweet without providing further information.
"Aim to return for playoffs," the team added in its Tweet without providing further information.
Toronto are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference standings and on course to reach the playoffs with a 35-24 record.
Toronto are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference standings and on course to reach the playoffs with a 35-24 record.
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However the absence of Lowry is a serious injury blow for Toronto as they attempt to go one better than last season when they fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals.
However the absence of Lowry is a serious injury blow for Toronto as they attempt to go one better than last season when they fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals.
In his 11th season in the NBA, Lowry is averaging a career-best 22.8 points per game with 6.9 assists and 4.7 rebounds.
In his 11th season in the NBA, Lowry is averaging a career-best 22.8 points per game with 6.9 assists and 4.7 rebounds.
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